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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1963

Page

13

Judge Lynne Busy With Civil and Criminal Dockets

U S District Judge Seybourn H Lynne ranks among the busiest federal jurists, disposing of about 300 civil and 300 criminal cases yearly. His latest ruling denied a bid to force Birmingham schools to desegregate, aligning with prior racial cases. He previously dissented on Montgomery buses, saying separate but equal still applied in intrastate transport. He declined to recall a Birmingham grand jury in 1959 due to heavy caseloads and has now found desegregation efforts not exhausted but barred Birmingham School Board from wide pupil placement discretion under Alabama law. Born in Decatur.

Birmingham U. S. Dist Seybourn H. Lynne Lynne Montgomery Justice Department U. S. Supreme Court Birmingham School Board Alabama

Refugees kept from escaping Communist control across borders

A London report notes dwindling refugee flows since World War II as borders tighten and regimes seize control. It cites Berlin, Hungary, Korea, Hong Kong, Macao, and Vietnam as examples, with numbers shrinking from hundreds of thousands to single digits monthly, while some opt to remain under communism. It also mentions 76 million licensed U.S. drivers.

London Berlin West Berlin Vienna Austria South Korea Red China Hong Kong Macao Viet Nam Tibet Ugees Wall

Lynne Family Legal Legacy and Alabama Enrolment Showdown

The piece profiles S. A. Lynne Jr a Birmingham senior judge with deep Decatur roots tracing several generations in law from Col C C Harris to Seybourn A Lynne. It notes his education Auburn and Alabama 1930 law degree his WWII service and 1945 appointment to the US bench and hints at a Monday courtroom action by Gov George Wallace over enrollment of a Negro at the University of Alabama.

Ala S. A Annie Leigh Harris Lynne Col C. C. Harris Decatur Lynne Seybourn A. Lynne Russell Lynne Skeggs Crawford U. S Alabama Birmingham Katherine Southside Baptist Church George C. Wallace University of Alabama

Breathitt defeats Chandler in Kentucky governor race

In a three-decade Democratic primary, Edward Breathitt Jr. toppled former Gov. Chandler with 299,621 votes to 239,784 as 2,696 of 3,005 precincts reported. Breathitt, Hopkinsville attorney aged 38, ends Chandler’s bid for a third term and faces Louie Nunn in a Republican bid for Kentucky’s governorship.

Louisvile Edward T. Breathitt Jr A. B Happy) Chandler Kentucky Hopkinsville Chandler Breathitt Alben Franklin D. Roosevelt Louie Nunn Tion Nunn U.S

Skin divers warned as depth changes drink equivalence

Divers at depth of fifty feet are warned that a single alcoholic drink has the physiological effect of five drinks consumed at sea level.

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S. H. Lynne Pro Armstrong Smith Carrell Supply CO Munford 6Th Ave. S.E Murphy Co Second Avenue House OF Frames Reds Japan North Korea United States The Farm Bureau Hal Lee Falkville High School Johnnie Sue Gurley Cotaco High School Morgan County Farm Bureau Allen Drinkard Eva Douglas Hanner Morgan County High School Vine Street N.W By SY Ramsey Beneficial Beneficial Finance Co. of Second Ave S.E Huntsville Washington St N.E Jefferson Woolworth’s Melmac Royal Woolworth Susan Irene Wolfe Phits Bnss Woolworth 'S
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